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Table 1 Patient's characteristics

From: Skeletal muscle mass is associated with erythropoietin response in hemodialysis patients

 

N = 70

Age, years

67.2 ± 13.0

Sex (male/female)

45 / 25

Duration of hemodialysis, months

216 (5-1219)

Height, m

1.60 ± 0.10

Body weight, kg

57.9 ± 13

BMI, kg/m2

22.3 ± 3.5

ERI, IU/kg/week/g/dL

7.2 ± 5.4

Skeletal muscle mass, kg

21.8 ± 5.4

Hemoglobin, g/dL

10.9 ± 0.9

Albumin, g/dL

5.6 ± 0.4

CRP, mg/dL

0.19 (0.05–3.25)

Calcium, mg/dL

8.6 ± 0.6

Phosphate, mg/dL

5.4 ± 1.3

Intact PTH, pg/mL

94 (5-887)

Magnesium, mg/dL

2.6 ± 0.3

TSAT, %

25.3 ± 12.1

Ferritin, ng/mL

79 (11–662)

Zinc, mg/dL

54.7 ± 9.0

Copper, mg/dL

98,3 ± 17.7

nPCR, g/kg/ideal body weight/day

0.82 ± 0.17

Kt/V urea

1.76 (0.98–2.99)

  1. BMI body mass index; ERI erythropoietin resistance index; CRP C-reactive protein; PTH parathyroid hormone; TSAT transferrin saturation; nPCR normalized protein catabolic rate